VALLEY INSIDER

SHE Beverage Co. Chief Executive Lupe Rose is ready to go public. The Palmdale brewery has filed a memorandum for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission, together with an application for the ticker symbol SHEB. “We are female pioneers in the craft beer industry,” Rose said in a statement. “We will not accept anything less than full inclusion in every male-dominated arena and we expect a great initial public offering.” … Kevin McDonnell has joined AeroVironment Inc. in Simi Valley as chief financial officer. Brian Shackley, who served as interim chief financial officer during the search for a permanent replacement, will remain vice president and controller. Previously, McDonnell served as chief financial officer at JAMS Inc., an alternative dispute resolution service, and held various financial jobs at Teradata Corp. … Keller Williams Encino-Sherman Oaks announced it sold more than $1.3 billion worth of real estate in 2019, comprising 1,342 transactions. That works out to $968,700 per deal. Realtor Stephanie Vitacco ranked No. 1 among the 185,000 agents at Keller Williams Realty worldwide for gross commission income, and Commercial Director David Cohen was the No. 1 Keller Williams Commercial agent based on sales volume, according to the company. … Bank of the Sierra has created a Southern California Business Development Group based in Santa Clarita. Led by Senior Vice President Bill Nethercott, the group will expand the Porterville-based bank’s footprint for its business loan portfolio in L.A. County. … DigitalFilm Tree, a post-production and technology company in the Cahuenga Pass, has hired Nancy Jundi as chief operational officer. The former investment banker has worked in the entertainment and other industries; most recently, she served as interim senior management at digital recruitment firm CareerArc in Burbank.… Alliant Capital, a low-income housing tax credit syndicator in Woodland Hills, has rebranded with a new logo and tagline: “Strong foundations. Endless possibilities.” “It’s more than just a new look for us, it’s the culmination of months of research and discovery of what Alliant represents from the inside out,” Chief Executive Shawn Horwitz said in a statement. Valley Insider is compiled by Editor Joel Russell. Send submissions to [email protected].